Last night, millions of Britons across the country watched in awe as the sun vanished during the best solar eclipse in a generation.
However, with eclipse glasses in short supply, not everyone followed experts’ advice to avoid looking at the sun without glasses.
Britons have now taken to social media to complain of agonising eye pain after staring directly at the solar eclipse.
And doctors warn that the damage could be permanent.
Dozens of videos shared on TikTok show worried Britons reporting symptoms of eye damage after failing to watch the eclipse safely.
In one clip, an anxious poster said: ‘I stared at it. My
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